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Austerity programs benefit the elite 1%

A recent research paper by the political scientists Benjamin Page, Larry Bartels and Jason Seawright compares the policy preferences of ordinary Americans with those of the very wealthy, and the results are eye-opening.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/opinion/krugman-the-one-percents-solution.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=1& The average American is somewhat worried about budget deficits, which is no surprise given the constant barrage of deficit scare stories in […]